glimpses of ordinary days.....

December 13, 2011

Welcome to Christmas 2011!

Here are some glimpses around our home this Christmas. I have simplified from past years and it feels good! These photos did not really load in the order I would have liked but in the interest of getting this posted I'm going to go with it.

This is a glass shelf in the kitchen, this sign that I found at HomeGoods was perfect in sentiment and color, a close up will follow.

The front door wreath, a shell wreath in the middle of a green wreath.

This is a shot from the playroom of Disneyland silhouettes of my two kids in the middle in the 70's and their two boys on the ends. A playroom Christmas item follows.Modern Disney playroom artHere is the touch of Christmas, Mickey, Minnie and Santa that I bought at Disneyland in September.I went with a more formal seaside theme in the dining room which used to be the unused living room I came across a couple of sparkly shells on sticks that I built on with ribbon and greens.I already owned the white seahorses and the mermaid and they just got dressed up.Simple dining room table decor the runner from Target has silver sparkle in itThe china cabinet kept all my white dishes and added ribbon and sea themed items.The chairs got simply fancy with glitter dot bows tied on their backs.The front porch planters got a couple of fresh color spot plants and ribbon with inspiring words.

Back to the family room these white frames from IKEA are so versatile they have an insert that can be moved to have the photo at the glass or an inch back to make a shadow box and fit in some jingle bells, in summer sometimes they have seashells.

The TV just needed a little something that had to be low so we didn't have to move it all the time and unbreakable due to the presence of boys so some soft snowballs.This desk is oak and I painted it white and distressed it a couple of years ago I always like it but it really works now.

Our tree is always traditional although I have suggested a theme tree a time or two I could never get the family to agree, it has wedding favors from my kid's weddings and the cake topper from our own wedding, bronzed baby shoes belonging to my children, myriad Disney ornaments, ornaments through the years as well as some representing our NFL and NL football and baseball teams!

The family room mantel needed some light so I used a mirror that was stored and added a green saying on the front with some removable glue.The stairs got one wreath this year instead of the garland and yards of ribbon I usually do, I like it for a change.

These are the IKEA frames once again.I used scrapbook rubon words on these that will scrape off later.These two mice have adorned the trees for over 40 years they were given to my mother-in-law from someone she worked with who made them.The etagerie in the family room always has the manger and other items that are there year round get spruced up.

Minnie is my favorite character from Disney, I love her as my treetop angel.Thank you so much for stopping by.

2 Comments

Donna, I should never have looked at this, it brought back soooooo many memories, that I will cherish forever. We used to have sooooooo much fun during the holidays, (and always) and I miss making cookies and candy for Dave. :-( The house looks BEAUTIFUL!!!! (As usual!)